Throwing out the stale

With my broken cartilage hurting tonight, I wasn't able to participate in worship at Salt Co. as I normally do but I think that was a blessing from God. For the first time in a while, I was able to stop and simply watch others be completely joyful, uninhibited and blissful in their precious moments with Jesus. I couldn't stop myself from smiling in just watching them. But why does watching someone else be so wrapped up in worship bring me so much joy? So much joy that a crazy smile comes across my face and I have goosebumps? I think it is that watching them is so inspiring and....blissful! It's like watching a child bask in the warm summer sun and doing whatever brings them joy. Tonight brought worship back to my heart, where I wasn't singing the words that I know, even though I do sing them to God, I think that stopping and looking around made them sink into my heart even more. I pray that God dwell in places of my heart that I have closed off or don't even realize are there, I want all of me on fire for Him and for Him to be new and fresh in my eyes daily. I don't want to become stale and flat in my faith, I've had enough of that.

Protection from the Hawks

A little less than a year ago there was someone's pet bunny running around outside of our apartment building and I thought, 'Wow, that's really sad. That bunny will never make it in the outside world' and thought for sure he would be dead within days. Today on a walk with Marne, I saw the bunny in somebody else's yard and couldn't believe that he was still around! He made it through the awful winter, the flooding, hot weather, and every predator imaginable. This made me begin to ponder, if this simple rabbit had absolutely everything against him and was resilient enough to survive, what says that I, a child of a loving and caring God, can't make it through these currents of trials and tribulations? I have a place to live with incredible people, a family that will support me and friends that will help me in whatever way possible. God will provide, I need to trust in Him and his timing and find His glory in these trials and tribulations. God will protect me from the winter, the flooding and the hawks that are lurking over my head.